5 things to do this weekend in the suburbs

Posted April 17, 2015 1:00 am

The weekend offers tons of great theater options in the suburbs for music buffs, fans of dark comedy and even the preschool set. Here are five ideas for things to do. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar.

<h3 class="leadin">Cookie and company: Furry monsters come to life with the touring show "Sesame Street Live: Let's Dance," which plays this weekend at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates. $18-$78. (888) 732-7784 or searscentre.com. 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, April 17; 10:30 a.m., 2 and 5:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18; 1 and 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 19.</h3>

<h3 class="leadin">Bringing 'Billy': The Jeff Award-winning duo of director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell and music director Roberta Duchak reunites to helm Drury Lane Theatre's regional premiere of the Tony Award-winning "Billy Elliot, The Musical." Adapted from the hit 2000 film, the story centers on a young boy from a British mining town whose passion for dance inspires his community. See it at 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. $45-$60. (630) 530-8300 or drurylane.com. 8 p.m. Friday, April 17; 5 and 8:45 p.m. Saturday, April 18; 2 and 6 p.m. Sunday, April 19.</h3>

<h3 class="leadin">Musical 'Days': The lives of four New Yorkers intersect in the contemporary musical "Ordinary Days." Catch Steel Beam Theatre's revival at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. $23-$28. (630) 587-8521 or steelbeamtheatre.com. 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18; 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19.</h3>

<h3 class="leadin">Funny business: Comedian Sarah Colonna takes her standup comedy tour to two Zanies locations in the suburbs this weekend. Friday, she will be at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Main St., St. Charles, (630) 584-6300; Saturday, she performs at MB Financial Park, 5437 Park Place, Rosemont, (847) 813-0484. $25 plus a two menu-item purchase. zanies.com. 8 and 10 p.m. Friday, April 17, in St. Charles; 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 18, in Rosemont.</h3>

<h3 class="leadin">Do 'Panic': "Constant State of Panic," Patrick Gabridge's dark comic love story, gets its Midwestern premiere at Clockwise Theatre, 221 N. Genesee St., Waukegan. $20. (800) 838-3006 or clockwisetheatre.org. 8 p.m. Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18; 3 p.m. Sunday, April 19. </h3>

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